Ulster Shield

The Ulster Shield is the premier knock-out competition for ladies' hockey teams in the Ulster province of Ireland. It is one of the oldest ladies' hockey competitions in the world, with the first competition being held in 1896. Ireland was the first country to form a national association when the Irish Ladies' Hockey Union was formed in 1894.

From 1903 until the mid-1980s the winners qualified to represent Ulster in the Irish Senior Cup.

The most successful club is Pegasus with 28 wins from 32 final appearances. The current holder is Pegasus.[1]

Contents

Current season - 2011-12

Pegasus won the shield for a record 28th time when they defeated Armagh on 27 December 2011.[1]

Performance by Club

Performance Table
Club Winners Runners-up Total finals Last title
Pegasus 28 4 32 2011-12
Knock 13 9 22 1947-48
Victorians 10 10 20 1969-70
Instonians 10 3 13 1964-65
Ards 9 5 14 1963-64
Randalstown 8 5 13 2006-07
Holywood 8 0 8 1908-09
Portadown 6 12 18 1991-92
Queen's University 4 12 16 1932-33
St Dominics Past Pupils 3 1 4 1956-57
Cliftonville 2 3 5 1910-11
Victoria College, Belfast 2 0 2 1898-99
Ballymoney 1 4 5 2010-11
Owls 1 3 4 1948-49
Ulster College of Physical Education 1 2 3 1970-71
University of Ulster Elks 1 2 3 2009-10
Victoria High School, Londonderry 1 2 3 1901-02
Bangor 1 1 2 1903-04
City of Derry 1 0 1 1896-97
Collegians/Belfast Harlequins 0 5 5 N/A
Mid Antrim 0 4 4 N/A
Roebank (Limavady) 0 3 3 N/A
Strand House School, Londonderry 0 3 3 N/A
Armagh 0 2 2 N/A
Belvoir 0 2 2 N/A
Nomads 0 2 2 N/A
The Route, Coleraine 0 2 2 N/A
Downshire 0 1 1 N/A
Dungannon 0 1 1 N/A
Lisfannon (Buncrana) 0 1 1 N/A
North Down 0 1 1 N/A
Stranmillis Training College 0 1 1 N/A
Lurgan 0 1 1 N/A

FINALS

(Records are incomplete)

1890s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1896-97 City of Derry (Holywood or
Strand House School, Londonderry)
1897-98 Victoria College, Belfast 4 3 The Route, Coleraine [2]
1898-99 Victoria College, Belfast 3 1 Strand House School, Londonderry [3]

1900s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1899-00 Holywood 3 0 Victoria High School, Londonderry [4]
1900-01 Holywood 4 0 The Route, Coleraine [5]
1901-02 Victoria High School, Londonderry 2 1 Belvoir Replay - Game 1: 1-1[6]
1902-03 Holywood 1 0 Belvoir [7]
1903-04 Bangor 4 0 Victoria High School, Londonderry
1904-05 Holywood 2 1 Downshire
1905-06 Holywood 5 0 Bangor
1906-07 Holywood 3 0 Strand House School, Londonderry
1907-08 Holywood 2 1 Lisfannon (Buncrana)
1908-09 Holywood 2 1 Cliftonville [8]

1910s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1909-10 Cliftonville 4 0 Strand House School, Londonderry
1910-11 Cliftonville 2 0 Roebank (Limavady) Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1911-12 Knock 3 1 Roebank (Limavady)
1912-13 Knock 1 0 Roebank (Limavady)
1913-14 Knock
1914-15 Knock 3 0 Cliftonville
1915-16 Not played due to World War I
1916-17 Not played due to World War I
1917-18 Not played due to World War I
1918-19 Knock

1920s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1919-20 Knock 2 0 Queen's University
1920-21 Knock 3 0 Cliftonville
1921-22 Knock 7 1 Dungannon [9]
1922-23 Knock 2 1 Queen's University after extra time[10]
1923-24 Knock 7 1 Victorians [11]
1924-25 Knock 5 1 Queen's University [12]
1925-26 Queen's University 2 1 Nomads [13]
1926-27 Queen's University 2 1 Knock Replay - Game 1: 2-2[14]
1927-28 Knock 3 1 Nomads [15]
1928-29 Queen's University w o Knock after 1-1 draw - Knock unable
to field team for replay[16]

1930s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1929-30 Ards 2 0 Queen's University [17]
1930-31 Instonians 3 1 Queen's University [18]
1931-32 Ards 2 1 Queen's University [19]
1932-33 Queen's University 2 1 Ards [20]
1933-34 Ards 5 4 Queen's University after extra time[21]
1934-35 Instonians 2 1 Ards [22]
1935-36 Ards 7 1 Knock [23]
1936-37 Ards 5 1 Queen's University [24]
1937-38 Instonians 3 1 Ards [25]
1938-39 Ards 2 0 Instonians [26]

1940s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1939-40 Not Played due to World War II
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43 Victorians 4 2 Ards
1943-44 Ards 2 1 Victorians [27]
1944-45 Victorians Collegians
1945-46 Victorians 4 2 Knock
1946-47 Victorians 5 3 Owls after extra time[28]
1947-48 Knock 2 1 Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[29]
1948-49 Owls 4 2 Victorians [30]

1950s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1949-50 Victorians 3 2 Queen's University Replay - Game 1: 1-1[31]
1950-51 Victorians Owls Replay - Game 1: 1-1[32]
1951-52 St Dominics Past Pupils Victorians
1952-53 Instonians 6 1 Victorians [33]
1953-54 St Dominics Past Pupils 5 4 Victorians [34]
1954-55 Instonians 1 0 Queens University [35]
1955-56 Instonians 3 2 Victorians
1956-57 St Dominics Past Pupils 4 1 Knock
1957-58 Instonians 3 2 St Dominics Past Pupils [36]
1958-59 Ards 3 2 Instonians [37]

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959-60 Instonians 3 1 Knock after extra time[38]
1960-61 Instonians 3 2 Victorians [39]
1961-62 Victorians 5 3 Instonians [40]
1962-63 Victorians 3 1 Queen's University [41]
1963-64 Ards 7 0 Stranmillis Training College [42]
1964-65 Instonians 4 1 Ards [43]
1965-66 Victorians 2 1 Queen's University Replay - Game 1: 2-2[44]
1966-67 Pegasus 2 1 Victorians [45]
1967-68 Pegasus 1 0 Mid Antrim Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1968-69 Pegasus 3 1 Mid Antrim

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969-70 Victorians 5 1 Ulster College of Physical Education
1970-71 Ulster College of Physical Education 2 1 Mid Antrim Replay - Game 1: 2-2[46]
1971-72 Portadown 2 1 Pegasus
1972-73 Pegasus 3 1 Portadown [47]
1973-74 Pegasus 4 0 Mid Antrim [48]
1974-75 Pegasus 4 2 Ulster College of Physical Education
1975-76 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown [49]
1976-77 Portadown 1 0 Pegasus
1977-78 Pegasus 2 1 Portadown
1978-79 Pegasus 1 0 Portadown

1980s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1979-80 Portadown 4 0 Knock [50]
1980-81 Pegasus 2 1 Portadown
1981-82 Pegasus 1 0 Knock
1982-83 Portadown 2 0 Randalstown
1983-84 Pegasus 2 0 Portadown
1984-85 Portadown 2 1 Pegasus after extra time in Replay - Game 1: 0-0
1985-86 Randalstown 1 0 Portadown after extra time
1986-87 Pegasus 5 2 Portadown
1987-88 Pegasus 3 0 Portadown
1988-89 Pegasus 1 0 Randalstown

1990s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1989-90 Randalstown 2 1 Portadown
1990-91 Randalstown 3 0 Portadown
1991-92 Portadown 1 0 Randalstown
1992-93 Randalstown 4 1 Collegians
1993-94 Randalstown 2 0 Pegasus
1994-95 Randalstown 6 0 Collegians
1995-96 Pegasus 3 0 Knock
1996-97 Pegasus 2 0 North Down
1997-98 Pegasus 4 0 Randalstown Replay - Game 1: 1-1
1998-99 Pegasus 5 0 Collegians

2000s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1999-00 Pegasus 4 1 Victorians
2000-01 Pegasus 5 0 Portadown
2001-02 Pegasus 4 0 Ballymoney
2002-03 Pegasus 3 0 Randalstown
2003-04 Randalstown Belfast Harlequins
2004-05 Pegasus Ballymoney
2005-06 Pegasus 2 0 Ballymoney
2006-07 Randalstown 1 0 Armagh [51]
2007-08 Pegasus 3 0 Ballymoney [52]
2008-09 Pegasus 2 0 University of Ulster Elks [53]

2010s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2009-10 University of Ulster Elks 2 1 Lurgan golden goal in extra time[54]
2010-11 Ballymoney 2 0 University of Ulster Elks Played at Lisnagarvey[55][56]
2011-12 Pegasus 1 0 Armagh [1]

Source

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  2. ^ Belfast Newsletter 19/03/1898 Page 3
  3. ^ Belfast Newsletter 20/03/1899 Page 3
  4. ^ Belfast Newsletter 02/04/1900 Page 7
  5. ^ Belfast Newsletter 25/03/1901 Page 3
  6. ^ Belfast Newsletter 24/03/1902 Page 3 & 26/03/1902 Page 3
  7. ^ Belfast Newsletter 24/03/1903 Page 8
  8. ^ Belfast Newsletter 10/02/1909 Page 3
  9. ^ Belfast Newsletter 26/01/1922 Page 2
  10. ^ Belfast Newsletter 01/03/1923 Page 2
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  12. ^ Belfast Newsletter 19/02/1925 Page 11
  13. ^ Belfast Newsletter 25/02/1926 Page 2
  14. ^ Belfast Newsletter 27/01/1927 Page 2 & 03/03/1927 Page 2
  15. ^ Belfast Newsletter 15/03/1928 Page 5
  16. ^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1929 Page 5 & 29/03/1929 Page 2
  17. ^ Belfast Newsletter 17/03/1930 Page 3
  18. ^ Northern Whig 24/03/1931 Page 2
  19. ^ Belfast Newsletter 22/02/1932 Page 3
  20. ^ Belfast Newsletter 13/02/1933 Page 3
  21. ^ Belfast Newsletter 12/03/1934 Page 3
  22. ^ Belfast Newsletter 18/03/1935 Page 3
  23. ^ Belfast Newsletter 23/03/1936 Page 4
  24. ^ Belfast Newsletter 29/03/1937 Page 2
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  26. ^ Belfast Newsletter 20/03/1939 Page 12
  27. ^ Northern Whig 24/04/1944 Page 3
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  29. ^ Northern Whig 01/03/1948 Page 4 & 15/03/1948 Page 3
  30. ^ Northern Whig 14/03/1949 Page 2
  31. ^ Northern Whig 20/03/1950 Page 2 & 24/03/1950 Page 2
  32. ^ Northern Whig 29/03/1951 Page 4 &
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  49. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night 20/03/1976 Page 4
  50. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night 15/03/1980 Page 4
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  56. ^ "History makers!". Ballymoney Chronicle. 07 April 2011. http://ballymoney.thechronicle.uk.com/articles/sports/20158/history-makers/. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 

External links

Field hockey in Ulster
Federation:
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